章 39: An Old Man

編集者: EndlessFantasy Translation

The man had a hoarse voice. Given the surroundings, Jing Yunzhao would not be surprised if the man scared everyone away.

"I came to sell these herbs," Jing Yunzhao said politely, gesturing at the woven basket in front of her.

"Come in," the man said and glanced at the basket, then pulled it into the yard effortlessly.

Jing Yunzhao entered the yard and was stunned at what she saw. In front of her were rows and rows of shelves full of jars and other things. Jing Yunzhao could tell that a lot more had been kept away, and that the unpleasant smell was actually coming from this yard. The smell didn't seem as bad as she got closer.

"My master is busy so I will take these on his behalf. The quality of your dang shen is decent and we will pay 30 bucks per catty. I will pay you now if you agree to this price, or you may leave now and never come again," said the man directly, his expressionless face intimidating.

Jing Yunzhao was not greedy and nodded in agreement, knowing that the price was reasonable for fresh dang shen.

The man started cleaning the dang shen and examining each one meticulously as soon as Jing Yunzhao nodded. Had Jing Yunzhao not been a patient person, she might have been annoyed with this man's attitude.

After checking it thoroughly, the man was impressed by the quality of Jing Yunzhao's dang shen.

"I will pay you an extra 2 bucks for each catty. Do send all your goods here," said the man finally. He entered the house and came out not long after to pass Jing Yunzhao her payment of over four thousand bucks.

"Any kind of goods? In any quantity?" asked Jing Yunzhao as she looked at the man.

"Yes," he answered tonelessly.

Jing Yunzhao felt relieved instantly. Even though the house and the people in it were weird, she wouldn't have to worry about money for the time being. Moreover, the owner of the house was probably rich judging by the types of herbs he had in the yard and their quantities, which meant that she also wouldn't have to be worried about making too many transactions with him.

Jing Yunzhao took the money and turned to walk out of the yard. Just as she was stepping out of the door, she heard someone coming out of the house and turned around curiously.

It was a rather frightening old man who had come out of the house. The man Jing Yunzhao had dealt with just now immediately smiled politely and said cautiously, "I just bought some dang shen, Master. Its quality was surprisingly good."

Jing Yunzhao couldn't help but study the old man. Despite his messy gray hair and sloppy clothes, he seemed somewhat elegant for his age. He was at most in his sixties, and his eyes were so dull and dreary that he looked almost pitiful.

The old man quickly noticed Jing Yunzhao standing there.

To everyone's surprise, the old man's eyes widened in shock and he quickly approached her.

Jing Yunzhao took a step back fearfully, about to run out of the house.

"Wait up!" The old man called out when Jing Yunzhao walked out of the door.

Jing Yunzhao turned her head when she heard the old man's shaky and desperate voice, feeling odd.

"What is your name?" The old man asked absentmindedly, his gaze distant as if reminiscing about the past. He looked both surprised and disappointed to see Jing Yunzhao, and it was almost impossible to tell what he was thinking from his complex facial expression.

"Jing Yunzhao," Jing Yunzhao replied warily.

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章 40: Come Again Tomorrow

編集者: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Your surname is Jing? What is your father's name? And your mother's? What other family members do you have?" The old man asked agitatedly.

Jing Yunzhao became even more curious.

"I am sorry but I am an orphan. I was the only one in the family," said Jing Yunzhao.

Ye Qin had passed away and she had separated from the Qiao Family. It was not wrong to call herself an orphan when she did not know about her real parents and their whereabouts, or whether they were even alive.

"So you are local? Do you know a woman with the surname 'Xu'? She is in her forties," the old man asked, frowning as he pulled Jing Yunzhao back into the yard.

Jing Yunzhao's mind had gone completely blank. She nodded and then shook her head, looking terrified.

The old man continued to stare at Jing Yunzhao's face, seeming more disappointed the longer he studied it.

"Not exactly like her if I look closely. Too young, eyebrow peaks too sharp, eyes too sharp as well, aura too strong…." The old man muttered strangely, starting to wobble as if he was going to fall. The man quickly went to the old man and held his arm..

"My surname is 'Xu', please don't mind my rudeness," the old man said, waving his hand.

"No problem," said Jing Yunzhao, unable to help but blame the strange old man.

The old man looked extremely exhausted as he walked back to the house.

"Are there any more herbs that you want to sell?" The old man turned to ask Jing Yunzhao as he walked back.

Jing Yunzhao nodded. She had plenty more herbs to sell.

"Then come again this time tomorrow," the old man said and entered the house without looking at her again.

Jing Yunzhao was now thoroughly confused and started to understand why the man from the pharmacy had called this old man weird. He definitely was - probably the weirdest person in the whole of Huaning County.

But he was just an old man after all. Since she knew basic martial arts, Jing Yunzhao was not worried about him hurting her.

Su Chu was worried sick by the time Jing Yunzhao got back to the apartment. On the sofa was a fair boy who looked clean and rather handsome – this must be Gan Jinchen.

"You are too daring, Yunzhao! Why would you go out at this time? Aren't you afraid of bumping into bad guys?" Su Chu asked worriedly, sighing in relief when she saw Jing Yunzhao.

"I am sorry for keeping you up, I had some errands to run," said Jing Yunzhao apologetically. She was so used to being neglected in her previous life, and she would definitely have told Su Chu beforehand had she known that she was going to wait for her.

Gan Jinchen glanced at Jing Yunzhao briefly and went back to his room without a word, but Jing Yunzhao caught his contemptuous and doubtful expression.

After all, his grandfather had taken her in as his god-granddaughter; it was normal for him as his real grandson to feel uncomfortable, especially when she had a bad reputation in school.

"Don't mind him, he has always been weird," said Su Chu brightly, sticking her tongue out at Gan Jinchen's receding figure.

Remembering what the old man told her, Jing Yunzhao explained the situation to Su Chu so that she wouldn't get worried the next day. Considering the strange incident at the traditional Chinese medicine maniac's house, she omitted some details from her story.

"By the way, Chu Chu, is the test you were talking about yesterday the test Grandpa will be giving us?" Jing Yunzhao remembered suddenly and asked.

Su Chu huffed bitterly and scoffed, "Yes, Grandpa set a goal for Jinchen and I since we were young to become medical practitioners, be it Chinese or western. That is why we have to sit for this test monthly, and the questions are always unreasonably hard! But how do you know about the test? Is Grandpa also making you…"

Su Chu was stunned at the conclusion she had just come to.

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